Show HORSE RUSTLERS USE TRICKS hogs kelp help south dakota gang to conceal role rold of thieves pierre S D horse stealing or to use nse the term of the west horse rustling Is no new thing but an organized gang on the cheyenne river indian reservation near the town of dupree Do Tiree developed a new method the last winter which has resulted in the arrest of several whites and indians ind and a general carch f by the officers for or the head bead of tie me organization who disappeared after afler giving bond for appearance pe arance on a preliminary hearing the organization started operations ty by the development of a ranch for the raising of hogs and a large herd berd was located on uie lite place that was the stage setting as the ranch became the he hangout and central location of disposing dispo ging of the stolen horses which were picked up all over the northwestern part of the state fed hos hogs on Hors horseflesh ellesh none of the bors horses borses es so stolen were placed upon the market they were brhen to the central ranch where they were killed tor for hog bog fell fed all alf the animals were skinned find and the hides bides were trucked to towns several hundred miles from the scene geene of operations and sold As horses were running loose over the ahe range through the winter months the losses were not discovered until an attempt was made this spring by the owners to locate and bring home their ran ranging ing horses they could not be located and finally suspicion was centered on the hog which was operated by C B tinsley investigation indicated the sale of many horse bides by tinsley and the crowd which wits was known to hang about his place both whites and indians traced by Horse horsehides hides these hides were traced and while a number of them were found with brands cut outs out others were found where the rustlers had not even taken the precaution to eliminate this his method d of tracing after the bides were located it did not take the stock associations which had interested themselves in the case very long to trace them back to the sellers these in every case were found to be either tinsley or some of hla his crowd tinsley was arrested on the charge of larceny of horses and waived examination he gave bond for his appearance before the circuit court and vanished following the taking of tinsley several arrests have bare been made the stock associations belleve believe that they have broken up one of the most extensive rustling gangs to in the northwestern part of the state by their work and will do everything possible to get the leader I 1 |